The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-30
G0VERNMENT STATEMENT.
INTERESTING STATISTICS OF THE
NEARIS WORK ENDING JUNE 80.

Whv tho Governments Year Ends In tho
Middle ds the Peoples Year--Our Conn
merOo with the World Improvlng-End
of the Apache SCampalgn--NAtionaL
WASHINGTON, Jnle 2S.-A statement just
issued by the bureau Nf statistics gives some
interesting features of the workings OF the
year which ends with this month. AS
everybody knows the governments year
ends and begins just in the middle of the
peoples year. This seems little odd, but it
has been found advisable in the practical
workings Of the governments machinery.
Congress, when it meets in December, nat
urally wants to know something about the
workings Of the governments machinery.
II the fiscal year ended with the calendar
year it would be impossible to give congress
any information in satisfactory form at
least, about the work Of the year in which il
meets until after it had been in session some
months, for it takes probably two mouths
after the year has closed to get the reports
of the various officers together and compile
a statement of the facts contained in them.
So the close Of the present month will
bring the close Of the present year for the
government As stated above, some weeks
win pass after the close of the year before
the exact figures of the years accomplish
ments will be had, but from the figures al
ready published and comparison Of them
with the work of the preceding months and
year, pretty good idea of the results Of the
year may be had, at this distance from its
ending.
The showing with reference to our COM
merce with the world is betrer than that of
last year. Indications now are that the i'm
portations for the year will amount to $780,
100000 in value, larger sum than at any
time since 1882. The exports of the year
will amount to about $720, 000, 900, leaving o
balance of $50, 900, 900 in our favor. OF the
100000 Of imports over S45N, 00O, 900
came through the port Of New York. OF
the balance, Boston got $50, ,000,0O0, PHI la
delphia $40, 100000 and San Francisco S4l,-
100000 OF the exports, $3.50, 400, 900 were
sent out through the port Of New York, the
balance being distributed among over fifty
ports
The exports of gold coin and bullion dur
ing the year win be very small, only S10,
OO0,0O against SS0, ,0OO 900 last year. OF the
silver the exports win be about S25, ,0OO, 900
against $50, ,O00, 900 last year. In imports of
coin and bullion the tide has been in our
favor, for the amount of gold imported will
be about $a3, ,000, 900 against $50, 900, 900 the
preceding year, and Of silver about the same
amount as last year, SlS000,00O.
The exports of merchandise for the year
are not so large as might be wished but that
they are more than they were last year is
one consolation, although they are less than
in any other year since 1881. They will
amount to S270,000,000, or about Sl2 for
each individual member Of the National
family. The imports, unhappily, are greater
than since 1888, and are within Sl0,OOO00O
of the value of the exports. 1t seems
strange that this country which prides itself
upon being able to produce and manufacture
everything necessary for the comfort Of the
human family, should have to send $780,
100000 out Of the country in year to buy
merchandise.
Another interesting statement in the work
of the year is that which shows the number
of immigrants arriving They will number
for the year just about a round half million,
against little over 100000 last year The
number coming in at the port of New York
during the year will foot up round 10000
OF the one-hah million arriving, about 1t2,-
600 are Germans, 900 from England and
Wales, 5000 from ireland, 80, 900 from Nor
way and Sweden, and $4,000 Italians. In
only four preceding years has the immgra-
tion run so large, In Sl it was 669,000; in
'S2, 1888, O00; in 49, $4,000, and in S4 516, ,000